§ 350-49
Accessory family dwelling unit
[Added 3-15-2007, effective 3-15-2007]
One accessory family dwelling unit (AFDU) shall be permitted by special use permit within or attached to a principal single-family residence, provided that it meets all the following requirements:
- A. The accessory family dwelling unit shall comply with the applicable district dimensional regulations for the principal structure.
- B. The accessory apartment shall be designed and constructed in such a way as to maintain the appearance of the use of the lot as a single-family residence in agricultural and residential districts.
- C. The accessory apartment shall be attached to the principal structure by means of a permanent foundation system and enclosed habitable or nonhabitable floor space.
- D. The accessory apartment shall remain in the same ownership as the principal residence.
- E. The accessory apartment is intended for permanent residential occupancy and is required to be occupied for at least six months of the year.
- F. Approval for the proposed AFDU from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management must be submitted prior to the issuance of a building permit for construction.
- G. The owner/applicant for a permit to construct an accessory family dwelling must sign an agreement restricting occupancy of such dwelling unit to family members and indemnifying the Town of Glocester from any cost to said Town incurred in enforcing the terms of said agreement, which agreement shall be recorded in the Land Evidence Records of the Town at the expense of the applicant, and which agreement shall run with the land so as to be applicable to and binding upon subsequent owners and shall be enforceable against the applicant, his heirs, devises, successors and assigns.
- H. The AFDU shall contain no more than one bedroom, is limited to no more than 750 square feet, and must be occupied only by members of the family occupying the principal residence.
[Amended 12-20-2012; effective 1-23-2012]